9 Fascinating American Militias

3. The Unorganized Michigan Naval Militia

Wow. There’s so much in this title that I like, it just makes me want to deconstruct it. They claim to be unorganized, so points for self-awareness. The first step towards fixing a problem is identifying it. The final line of their credo is “We must defend the Great Lakes and her ports.â€

I guess.

Those Canadians are too quiet and polite. What exactly are they up to? All I know is when the Battle of Lake Huron takes place (and it WILL take place), I’m going to look like a real idiot for mocking this group, consisting of volunteer sailors.

2. Connecticut 71st Militia

It’s pretty funny to think of Connecticut as some bastion of banded mercenaries, but here we are. These guys have gotten together to “defend the Constitution of the State of Connecticut and the Constitution of the United States of America.†Sure, Connecticut was one of the 13 original colonies, and its constitution is just as valid and important as everyone else’s, but I can’t shake the feeling that this is just a bunch of Wall Street guys that live in Greenwich and get decked out in camo one weekend a month to avoid their wives.

I’m going to get targeted by these guys.

1. California Militia

This group has banded together in order to prepare for “the destruction of our society from it’s [sic] own apathy and greed.†Calling them out on their grammar might seem a little petty, but if they’re going to be the last holdouts of society, they should know how to construct a sentence.

These guys, as fatalistic as they might be, seem to be somewhat apolitical, instead running on the always popular “people are awful†platform. Their plan is to simply have a plan when everything goes to hell. Not entirely misguided, but there’s something suspicious about a group who embraces this awful fate rather than try to change it.

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In case you didn’t know.  America does still have militias.  They vary widely but are typically on the right and believe in America.  The government watches militias like a hawk and im sure have moles inside most of them or at least any that they see as threats. Militias in America are a good thing.  The people that form them typically tend to be law abiding folk and they keep the government thinking at least.  Many have agendas or some kind of platform but others don’t.  Militias arelike every otherthird party out there.  They range widely in taste and shape sort of speak.  This is a list compiled by someone who seemed to research the matter alot and came up with a list of the most fascinating ones to him.  If you have any insight on the american militia movement, feel free to share it in the comments below.  I don’t see them as extreme at all.  America was founded by militias.  -Mort